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2022 News Releases

2022 News Releases

Here are the most current news releases and opinion pieces from the Health Department.

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CDC Recommends COVID-19 Vaccines for the Youngest Children 06/18/2022
Vermont’s COVID-19 State-Run Testing Sites to Close June 25 06/16/2022
Stay Safe at Swimming Holes this Summer 06/15/2022
Beneath Our Skin: COVID 19 Vaccination Storytelling in Vermont 06/14/2022
Vermont Supports Families Through Infant Formula Supply Chain Shortages 05/18/2022
New Resources are Available to Promote and Support Driver Safety for Older Vermonters 04/19/2022
Vermonters Encouraged to Watch for Changes in Pandemic-Related Drinking Habits 04/07/2022
Funding Available to Community Organizations for Health Equity Capacity Building Grants 04/04/2022
Vermont Simplifies Recommendations for Preventing Spread of COVID-19 03/14/2022
Governor Encourages Vermonters to Order At-home Tests 01/20/2022
Vermont Launches First Phase of Online Ordering & Delivery of Rapid COVID-19 Tests 01/12/2022
Vermont to Partner with National Institutes of Health to 'Test' Online Ordering & Delivery of 500,000 Rapid COVID-19 Tests 01/06/2022
Vermont Launches 12-15 Booster Efforts 01/06/2022
Statement from Governor Phil Scott on Expanded Booster Approval 01/03/2022
Last Reviewed: June 18, 2022

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2021 News Releases

Vermont’s pandemic response led the news in 2021. Vaccination took headlines as availability for vaccines and then for boosters reached one group after another, with clinics offered throughout the state. The year also saw the spread of more contagious variants of the virus. Guidance for testing and for isolation and quarantine evolved throughout 2021. Unfortunately, the opioid crisis did not subside, and news of overdoses still dominated.

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2020 News Releases

As the world faced the historic COVID-19 pandemic, Vermont worked to slow the spread of the virus through prevention, testing and contact tracing. Along with a commitment to data and science, Vermonters made sacrifices and found creative solutions to support one other's health and well-being.

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2019 News Releases

Vermont again named the healthiest state, warnings about vaping illness, messaging of severe weather preparedness and response, and the importance of immunization and prevention of injury and disease.

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2018 News Releases

Health news in 2018 included public health investigations, innovative programs from diaper banks to snowshoes in libraries, and our continued efforts to bend the curve on substance use disorder.

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2017 News Releases

National news repeatedly ranked Vermont as one of the healthiest states. Local news included breastfeeding, expansion of opioid treatment, and the PFOA investigation.

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2016 News Releases

Vermont is 2nd healthiest state for women, infants and children, teen immunization rates up, pharmacies sell overdose-reversal naloxone without prescription, PFOA blood testing, and more news.

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2015 News Releases

Vermont ranked #2 healthiest state, #1 healthiest for seniors, Most Dangerous Leftovers campaign launched, opioid addiction treatment/prevention grants, TB, flu vax "selfies", HIV tests and more.

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2014 News Releases

Vermont ranked 2nd healthiest state, Health Dept. gets accredited, among nation's best prepared for disease outbreaks, new laboratory opens, monitoring travelers for Ebola, fentanyl warnings, and more.

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2013 News Releases

Pertussis wanes after vaccine campaign, Healthy Vermonters 2020 dashboard, OK to Ask Immunization campaign, chlorpyrifos contamination, EEE, Lyme disease tick tracker and more.

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2012 News Releases

Health Department responds to statewide whooping cough oubreak, Eastern Equine Encephalitis, prescription drug addiction, launches Environmental Public Health Tracking portal. 

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2011 News Releases

Vermont ranked #1 healthiest state, ParentUp videos show how to talk about alcohol, Health responds to spring flooding and then to flooding from Tropical Storm Irene.

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2010 News Releases

Vermont ranked #1 healthiest state, H1N1 flu vaccination urged, investigation into tritium leak at Vermont Yankee, blue-green algae monitoring on Lake Champlain.

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